手语语言学方法论研究综述

A Review of the Researches into the Methodology of Sign Language

手语语言学自诞生之日起,主要借用了有声语言的研究方法,其发展脉络也大致遵循了从当代语言学结构主义、形式主义、功能主义到认知实证主义的发展轨迹,反映出不同时代的理论视野。本文通过梳理和提炼中外手语语言学著述中有关方法论的表达,对手语研究中常用的分析方法做一扼要介绍,并对其优劣进行简单述评。

Since its birth, sign language linguistics has mainly used for reference sound language research methods. Its development has successively followed the track of modem linguistics＇ structuralism, formalism, functionalism and cognitive positivism, and has reflected theoretical perspectives in different eras. This article re- views the methodologies used in Chinese and foreign sign language literature, introduces the commonly used meth- odologies, and evaluates their advantages and disadvantages.